Taipei: Taiwan on Tuesday conducted scheduled live-fire artillery exercises amid China’s ongoing military manoeuvres around the island. The live
Taipei: Taiwan on Tuesday conducted scheduled live-fire artillery exercises amid China’s ongoing military manoeuvres around the island.
The live ammunition artillery exercise known as the Tien Lei drill was announced in late July, before the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last week drew Beijing’s ire, reports dpa news agency.
The drill was designed to simulate Taiwan’s defence against an attack by China’s People’s Liberation Army.
It is taking place on Tuesday and Thursday this week and was planned as part of Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang exercises, but comes amid heightened tensions and just after China said it would extend large-scale air and sea drills to the north, south-west and east of Taiwan that had been due to end on Sunday.
